Hotels & Lodging in Butte County, CA (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Butte County, California.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Butte County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Operators of hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, RV parks, campgrounds and short-term rentals in unincorporated Butte County must collect a 6 percent transient occupancy tax from any guest staying 30 consecutive days or less, remit it quarterly to the county tax collector, and post a registration certificate within 10 days of opening for business.
Butte County Hotel Occupancy Tax: 6%
Some RestrictionsButte County Code of Ordinances § 23A-3
For the privilege of occupying a lodging within the unincorporated area of the county, each transient shall pay a tax in the amount of six (6) percent of the rent charged by the operator. Such tax shall constitute a debt owed by the transient to the county, and that debt can be satisfied only by payment in full to the operator or to the county. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator at...
Hotels & Lodging by City in Butte County
1 cities in Butte County have their own hotels & lodging rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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